Tudo O Que Você Podia Ser is a Brazilian MPB and folk song written by Lô Borges and Márcio Borges and performed by Milton Nascimento. It was released in 1972 as the opening track on Clube da Esquina, the landmark album credited to Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges that helped spark a regional Brazilian music renaissance from Minas Gerais. The lyrics reflect childhood dreams of becoming a great road hero and speak to fear and resilience during Brazil’s military regime, invoking the Zapata image as a symbol of revolutionary longing. The song is known for its delicate guitar, moving organ, and Nascimento’s soaring falsetto, and it has been covered by Quarteto Em Cy in 1972 and later reimagined in other styles, including dance edits, underscoring its lasting influence.
